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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
[Docket ID: OPM–2024–0012]
RIN 3206–AO70
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment
of Calhoun, Alabama, as a
Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage
System Wage Area
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) is proposing a rule
to abolish the Calhoun, Alabama (AL),
nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal
Wage System (FWS) wage area and
define Calhoun County, AL, to the Cobb,
Georgia, NAF FWS wage area, and
Jefferson County, AL, to the Madison,
AL, NAF FWS wage area. These changes
are necessary because NAF FWS
employment in the survey area is now
below the minimum criterion of 26
wage employees to maintain a wage
area, and the local activities no longer
have the capability to conduct local
wage surveys.
DATES: Send comments on or before July
1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and/or
Regulatory Information Number (RIN)
and title, by the following method:
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
All comments received must include
the agency name and docket number or
RIN for this document. The general
policy for comments from members of
the public is to make them available for
public viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov without change,
including any personal identifiers or
contact information. However, OPM
retains discretion to redact personal or
sensitive information from comments
before they are posted.
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Ana
Paunoiu, by telephone at (202) 606–
2858 or by email at paypolicy@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 5
CFR 532.219, OPM may establish a NAF
wage area when there are a minimum of
26 NAF wage employees in the survey
area, a local activity has the capability
to host annual local wage surveys, and
the survey area has at least 1,800 private
enterprise employees in establishments
within survey specifications. The
Calhoun, AL, NAF FWS wage area is
presently composed of one survey
county, Calhoun County, AL, and one
area of application county: Jefferson
County, AL. The Department of Defense
(DOD) notified OPM that there has been
a continuing decline of NAF FWS
employment in the survey area and the
local activities no longer have the
capability to conduct local wage
surveys. Currently, 15 DOD NAF FWS
employees work in Calhoun County.
Since Jefferson County, AL, will have
continuing NAF employment and does
not meet the regulatory criteria under 5
CFR 532.219 to be a separate survey
area, it must be defined as an area of
application to another wage area.
Section 532.219 lists the regulatory
criteria OPM considers when defining
FWS wage area boundaries. This
rulemaking allows consideration of the
following criteria: proximity of largest
activity in each county, transportation
facilities and commuting patterns, and
similarities of the counties in overall
population, private employment in
major industry categories, and kinds
and sizes of private industrial
establishments.
In selecting a wage area to which
Calhoun County, AL, should be
redefined, proximity favors the Cobb,
GA, NAF wage area. All other criteria
are indeterminate. Based on these
findings, OPM is defining Calhoun
County as an area of application to the
Cobb NAF wage area.
In selecting a wage area to which
Jefferson County, AL, should be
redefined, proximity favors the
Madison, AL, NAF wage area. All other
criteria are indeterminate. Based on
these findings, OPM is defining
Jefferson County as an area of
application to the Madison NAF wage
area.
The Cobb, GA, wage area would
consist of one survey county (Cobb
County, GA), and 4 area of application
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counties (Calhoun County, AL; and
Bartow, De Kalb, and Fulton Counties,
GA).
The Madison, AL, wage area would
consist of one survey county (Madison,
AL) and 5 area of application counties
(Coffee, Davidson, Hamilton, Jefferson,
and Rutherford Counties, AL).
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory
Committee, the national labormanagement committee responsible for
advising OPM on matters concerning
the pay of FWS employees,
recommended these changes by
consensus. These changes would be
effective on the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or
after 30 days following publication of
the final regulations.
Expected Impact of This Rule
Section 5343 of title 5, U.S. Code,
provides OPM with the authority and
responsibility to define the boundaries
of NAF FWS wage areas. Any changes
in wage area definitions can have the
long-term effect of increasing pay for
Federal employees in affected locations.
OPM expects this rulemaking to impact
approximately 21 NAF FWS employees.
Considering the small number of
employees affected, OPM does not
anticipate that this proposed rule will
substantially impact local economies or
have a large impact in local labor
markets. However, OPM is requesting
comment in this rulemaking regarding
the impact. As this and future wage area
changes may impact higher volumes of
employees in geographical areas and
could rise to the level of impacting local
labor markets, OPM will continue to
study the implications of such impacts
in this or future rules as needed.
Regulatory Review
OPM has examined the impact of this
rulemaking as required by Executive
Orders 12866, 13563, and 14094, which
direct agencies to assess all costs and
benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). OMB has determined that this
rulemaking is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866, as amended by
Executive Order 14094.
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The Director of OPM certifies that this
rulemaking will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532—
Nonappropriated Fund Wage and
Survey Areas
DEFINITIONS OF WAGE AREAS AND
WAGE AREA SURVEY AREAS
Federalism
OPM has examined this rulemaking in
accordance with Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, and has determined that
this rule will not have any negative
impact on the rights, roles and
responsibilities of State, local, or tribal
governments.
Civil Justice Reform
This rulemaking meets the applicable
standard set forth in Executive Order
12988.
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This rulemaking will not result in the
expenditure by State, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $100 million or more
in any year and it will not significantly
or uniquely affect small governments.
Therefore, no actions were deemed
necessary under the provisions of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rulemaking does not impose any
reporting or record-keeping
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532
Office Of Personnel Management.
Kayyonne Marston,
Federal Register Liaison.
Accordingly, OPM is proposing to
amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows:
MADISON
Georgia:
Lowndes
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Florida:
Leon
RICHMOND
Survey Area
Alabama:
Madison
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Jefferson
Tennessee:
Coffee
Davidson
Hamilton
Rutherford
Survey Area
Alabama:
Montgomery
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Dale
Dallas
Macon
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GEORGIA
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Survey Area
Georgia:
Richmond
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
South Carolina:
Aiken
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Georgia:
Chatham
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Glynn
Liberty
South Carolina:
Beaufort
Survey Area
Georgia:
Cobb
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Calhoun
Georgia:
Bartow
De Kalb
Fulton
Georgia:
Columbus
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Chattahoochee
1. The authority citation for part 532
continues to read as follows:
DOUGHERTY
Survey Area
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707
also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552.
2. In Appendix D to subpart B, amend
the table by revising the wage area
listing for the States of Alabama and
Georgia to read as follows:
Georgia:
Dougherty
Area of Application. Survey area.
HOUSTON
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Survey Area
Georgia:
Houston
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Laurens
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
48 CFR Parts 206, 212, 252, and 270
[Docket DARS–2024–0017]
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DEFINITIONS OF WAGE AREAS AND
WAGE AREA SURVEY AREAS—Continued
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement: Pilot Program
To Incentivize Contracting With
Employee-Owned Businesses (DFARS
Case 2024–D004)
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
DoD is proposing to amend
the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to
implement sections of the National
Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal
Year 2022 and Fiscal Year 2024 that
authorize DoD to establish a pilot
program that allows for the
noncompetitive award of certain followon contracts to certain employee-owned
businesses.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule
should be submitted in writing to the
address shown below on or before July
29, 2024, to be considered in the
formation of a final rule.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by DFARS Case 2024–D004,
using either of the following methods:
Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Search for DFARS
Case 2024–D004. Select ‘‘Comment’’
and follow the instructions to submit a
comment. Please include ‘‘DFARS Case
SUMMARY:
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
[Docket ID: OPM-2024-0012]
RIN 3206-AO70
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Calhoun, Alabama, as a
Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule
to abolish the Calhoun, Alabama (AL), nonappropriated fund (NAF)
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and define Calhoun County, AL, to
the Cobb, Georgia, NAF FWS wage area, and Jefferson County, AL, to the
Madison, AL, NAF FWS wage area. These changes are necessary because NAF
FWS employment in the survey area is now below the minimum criterion of
26 wage employees to maintain a wage area, and the local activities no
longer have the capability to conduct local wage surveys.
DATES: Send comments on or before July 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/or
Regulatory Information Number (RIN) and title, by the following method:
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
All comments received must include the agency name and docket
number or RIN for this document. The general policy for comments from
members of the public is to make them available for public viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov without change, including any personal
identifiers or contact information. However, OPM retains discretion to
redact personal or sensitive information from comments before they are
posted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Paunoiu, by telephone at (202)
606-2858 or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 5 CFR 532.219, OPM may establish a NAF
wage area when there are a minimum of 26 NAF wage employees in the
survey area, a local activity has the capability to host annual local
wage surveys, and the survey area has at least 1,800 private enterprise
employees in establishments within survey specifications. The Calhoun,
AL, NAF FWS wage area is presently composed of one survey county,
Calhoun County, AL, and one area of application county: Jefferson
County, AL. The Department of Defense (DOD) notified OPM that there has
been a continuing decline of NAF FWS employment in the survey area and
the local activities no longer have the capability to conduct local
wage surveys. Currently, 15 DOD NAF FWS employees work in Calhoun
County.
Since Jefferson County, AL, will have continuing NAF employment and
does not meet the regulatory criteria under 5 CFR 532.219 to be a
separate survey area, it must be defined as an area of application to
another wage area. Section 532.219 lists the regulatory criteria OPM
considers when defining FWS wage area boundaries. This rulemaking
allows consideration of the following criteria: proximity of largest
activity in each county, transportation facilities and commuting
patterns, and similarities of the counties in overall population,
private employment in major industry categories, and kinds and sizes of
private industrial establishments.
In selecting a wage area to which Calhoun County, AL, should be
redefined, proximity favors the Cobb, GA, NAF wage area. All other
criteria are indeterminate. Based on these findings, OPM is defining
Calhoun County as an area of application to the Cobb NAF wage area.
In selecting a wage area to which Jefferson County, AL, should be
redefined, proximity favors the Madison, AL, NAF wage area. All other
criteria are indeterminate. Based on these findings, OPM is defining
Jefferson County as an area of application to the Madison NAF wage
area.
The Cobb, GA, wage area would consist of one survey county (Cobb
County, GA), and 4 area of application counties (Calhoun County, AL;
and Bartow, De Kalb, and Fulton Counties, GA).
The Madison, AL, wage area would consist of one survey county
(Madison, AL) and 5 area of application counties (Coffee, Davidson,
Hamilton, Jefferson, and Rutherford Counties, AL).
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the national labor-
management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters concerning
the pay of FWS employees, recommended these changes by consensus. These
changes would be effective on the first day of the first applicable pay
period beginning on or after 30 days following publication of the final
regulations.
Expected Impact of This Rule
Section 5343 of title 5, U.S. Code, provides OPM with the authority
and responsibility to define the boundaries of NAF FWS wage areas. Any
changes in wage area definitions can have the long-term effect of
increasing pay for Federal employees in affected locations. OPM expects
this rulemaking to impact approximately 21 NAF FWS employees.
Considering the small number of employees affected, OPM does not
anticipate that this proposed rule will substantially impact local
economies or have a large impact in local labor markets. However, OPM
is requesting comment in this rulemaking regarding the impact. As this
and future wage area changes may impact higher volumes of employees in
geographical areas and could rise to the level of impacting local labor
markets, OPM will continue to study the implications of such impacts in
this or future rules as needed.
Regulatory Review
OPM has examined the impact of this rulemaking as required by
Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 14094, which direct agencies to
assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and,
if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that
maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental,
public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity).
OMB has determined that this rulemaking is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as
amended by Executive Order 14094.
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Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Director of OPM certifies that this rulemaking will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Federalism
OPM has examined this rulemaking in accordance with Executive Order
13132, Federalism, and has determined that this rule will not have any
negative impact on the rights, roles and responsibilities of State,
local, or tribal governments.
Civil Justice Reform
This rulemaking meets the applicable standard set forth in
Executive Order 12988.
Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995
This rulemaking will not result in the expenditure by State, local,
and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of
$100 million or more in any year and it will not significantly or
uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed
necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rulemaking does not impose any reporting or record-keeping
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532
Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information,
Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages.
Office Of Personnel Management.
Kayyonne Marston,
Federal Register Liaison.
Accordingly, OPM is proposing to amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows:
PART 532--PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS
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1. The authority citation for part 532 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; Sec. 532.707 also issued under
5 U.S.C. 552.
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2. In Appendix D to subpart B, amend the table by revising the wage
area listing for the States of Alabama and Georgia to read as follows:
Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532--Nonappropriated Fund Wage and
Survey Areas
Definitions of Wage Areas and Wage Area Survey Areas
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ALABAMA
Madison
Survey Area
Alabama:
Madison
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Jefferson
Tennessee:
Coffee
Davidson
Hamilton
Rutherford
Montgomery
Survey Area
Alabama:
Montgomery
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Dale
Dallas
Macon
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GEORGIA
Chatham
Survey Area
Georgia:
Chatham
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Glynn
Liberty
South Carolina:
Beaufort
Cobb
Survey Area
Georgia:
Cobb
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Calhoun
Georgia:
Bartow
De Kalb
Fulton
Columbus
Survey Area
Georgia:
Columbus
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Chattahoochee
Dougherty
Survey Area
Georgia:
Dougherty
Area of Application. Survey area.
Houston
Survey Area
Georgia:
Houston
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Laurens
Lowndes
Survey Area
Georgia:
Lowndes
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Florida:
Leon
Richmond
Survey Area
Georgia:
Richmond
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
South Carolina:
Aiken
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